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Jocko Willink

Even the most competent of leaders can be overwhelmed if they try to tackle multiple problems or a number of tasks simultaneously.
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Leadership Problem Try
But we can’t ever think we are too good to fail or that our enemies are not capable, deadly, and eager to exploit our weaknesses. We must never get complacent. This is where controlling the ego is most important.
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Control Enemy Failure Goodness Important Thinking
Although discipline demands control and asceticism, it actually results in freedom. When you have the discipline to get up early, you are rewarded with more free time.
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Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
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Believe Himself Important Possible Win
The greatest of these was the recognition that leadership is the most important factor on the battlefield, the single greatest reason behind the success of any team.
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Greatness Leadership Team
The U.S. Navy SEAL Teams were at the forefront of this leadership transformation, emerging from the triumphs and tragedies of war with a crystallized understanding of what it takes to succeed in the most challenging environments that combat presents.
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Challenge Leadership Present Success Team Tragedy Transformation Understand War Win
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His realistic assessment, acknowledgment of failure, and ownership of the problem were key to developing a plan to improve performance and ultimately win.
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Development Failure Himself Improvement Problem Win
The infamous they.
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Famous One Liner
Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Control Inspirational Mindset Yourself
The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
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Failure Success Team
Don’t fight stress. Embrace it. Turn it on itself. Use it to make yourself sharper and more alert. Use it to make you think and learn and get better and smarter and more effective. Use the stress to make you a better you.
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Fight Learning Thinking
Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Planning Simplicity
There is no easy way.
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Easy Hard Time Inspirational
Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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Blame Ourselves
Remember: the enemy gets a vote.
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Democracy Enemy Remember

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